₦airaland Forum

When the People Leave: Power Beyond Politics.

Someone said, “Tinubu is ten steps ahead.”

I said: Even chess masters lose when the crowd flips the board.

In Sudan, Omar al-Bashir ruled for 30 years. His grip was solid. The army was loyal. The opposition was fragmented. Then bread prices soared. The same streets he controlled for decades rose against him. He fell—without a single vote cast.

In Zambia, Edgar Lungu ran the show like a marathon champion. His party controlled the media, the state, and the money. But a 38-year-old opposition candidate, Hakainde Hichilema, turned youth anger into votes. The system broke. Power changed hands.

In Ghana, John Mahama tried a comeback in 2020. He had the name, the structure, the money. But Ghanaians remembered their economic suffering more than his campaign promises. Nana Akufo-Addo edged him out again. Hunger doesn’t forget.

In Nigeria, Tinubu may have captured the party. He may welcome PDP defectors daily with red carpets and fanfare. But he hasn’t captured the people’s stomachs.

A clear hint into the reality:

1. Fuel is over ₦900.
2. Electricity is a rumour.
3. Naira buys less every week.
4. Jobs are vanishing.
5. Students are stuck.
6. Hospitals are ghost towns.

And every street corner has someone whispering: “This is not what we voted for.”

Even with all his famed political machinery, Tinubu faces one brutal truth—people vote with their pain, not party loyalty.

It’s not about PDP collapsing. It’s about whether Nigerians can breathe under APC.

Remember Gambia? Yahya Jammeh said he’d rule for “a billion years.” But when the votes said otherwise, even his loyal army stepped back. He was escorted out.

When the people no longer believe in you, strategies turn into noise. Defections become theatre. And power quietly slips away.

No matter how crowded APC becomes or how many politicians he recruits, Tinubu can lose.
Not because he lacks tactics, but because he lacks the people.

And when the people leave, the ballot speaks louder than propaganda.

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Comr.idoko Valentine
National President NNYI

Those u mentioned held on to power for minimum of 8yrs without meaningful impact to their country..

The Tinubu u mentioned is just 2 yrs with remarkable achievements... Our students were never stuck because their 4 yrs will be 4 yrs...lecturers are well paid and no going on irresponsible and unnecessary strike ... Student loan for students never done in the country before . And many approval for more tertiary institutions to bring affordable quality tertiary institution to the doorstep of every Nigeria...

The price of petrol you talking about is as a result of full deregulation in the sector where marketers compete for sales and they determine prices as against federal gov dictating price also removal of subsidy which every presidential aspirants vow to remove ...

Tinubu is the best thing God ever gifted Nigeria ...lets support and appreciate him.

REDshouse:
Those u mentioned held on to power for minimum of 8yrs without meaningful impact to their country..

The Tinubu u mentioned is just 2 yrs with remarkable achievements... Our students were never stuck because their 4 yrs will be 4 yrs...lecturers are well paid and no going on irresponsible and unnecessary strike ... Student loan for students never done in the country before . And many approval for more tertiary institutions to bring affordable quality tertiary institution to the doorstep of every Nigeria...

The price of petrol you talking about is as a result of full deregulation in the sector where marketers compete for sales and they determine prices as against federal gov dictating price also removal of subsidy which every presidential aspirants vow to remove ...

Tinubu is the best thing God ever gifted Nigeria ...lets support and appreciate him.

Thank you patriot God bless you

REDshouse:
The Tinubu u mentioned is just 2 yrs with remarkable achievements...

Immediately I read the bolded I know I was listening to an. APC apologist cum card carrying member

REDshouse:
Those u mentioned held on to power for minimum of 8yrs without meaningful impact to their country..

The Tinubu u mentioned is just 2 yrs with remarkable achievements... Our students were never stuck because their 4 yrs will be 4 yrs...lecturers are well paid and no going on irresponsible and unnecessary strike ... Student loan for students never done in the country before . And many approval for more tertiary institutions to bring affordable quality tertiary institution to the doorstep of every Nigeria...

The price of petrol you talking about is as a result of full deregulation in the sector where marketers compete for sales and they determine prices as against federal gov dictating price also removal of subsidy which every presidential aspirants vow to remove ...

Tinubu is the best thing God ever gifted Nigeria ...lets support and appreciate him.

people who elect corrupt politicians, thieves ,impostors,traitors are not victims but accomplice
Continue to support rubbish because you think you are immune for now

surgical:
people who elect corrupt politicians, thieves ,impostors,traitors are not victims but accomplice
Continue to support rubbish because you think you are immune for now

so he should support the Peter obi that u people joined mouth together to call failure?

IP0bs should stop crying... Tinubu will rule till 2031 except God stops him.

APC will crash after him though